• Women's tennis prorgram's ninth head coach (first season was 2004)
• Has led the Blugolds to finishes no lower than third place in the WIAC in each of his seasons
• Tied-3rd in 2004; 3rd in 2005; 2nd in 2006; 2nd in 2007; 3rd in 2008; 3rd in 2009
• WIAC Coach of the Year in 2006
• 35 All-WIAC honors for Blugolds under Monson
• 7 first team selections
• 28 second team selections
• Previous coaching experience
• Head women's tennis coach at UW-Stout (1999-00)
• Tennis pro at the Eau Claire YMCA Tennis Center since 1998 (also served 1989 to 1991)
• Head men's and women's tennis coach at Macalester College (1996-98)
• Instructor for St. Paul Parks & Recreation program in 1996 and 1997
• Spent two years as a tennis pro in Salt Lake City (1994, 1995)
• Blugold assistant men's tennis coach (1993, 1994, 2000)
• Aassistant coach at Eau Claire Memorial (boys tennis program, 1990; girls tennis program, 1991-93)
• Instructor for Eau Claire Parks & Recreation program in 1985 and 1986
• Education & playing career
• Earned Bachelor's degree in psychology with a minor in business administration from UWEC in 1993
• Blugold men's tennis player - lettered in 1990-91 and 1991-92
• Received Master of Science in Education degree from UW-Stout in December, 2000
• Outside of coaching
• CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwestern Wisconsin
• Has served as CEO since fall 2004
• Responsible for overall management of the not-for-profit organization and its $600,000 budget
• Northwestern Wisconsin area includes five counties stretching from Eau Claire to Hudson
• Has been involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters since 2000
• Other management and supervisory roles
• Staffing coordinator for the Brigham Group in Eau Claire for one year
• General manager of Erbert & Gerbert's Subs & Clubs in St. Paul, Minnesota for two years
• Dunn County Juvenile Community Service Coordinator for one year
• Past Board Member of the Eau Claire Optimists Club
• Member of the Eau Claire Coalition for Youth since 2001
• Eau Claire Chamber of Commerce's Outstanding Young Professional of the Year (2005)
• Steve Anderson Award for Service to the Eau Claire YMCA (2005)
• C.A.B.Co's. Asset Builder of the Month (April 2005) for building assets in the lives of youth
• Eau Claire native and Memorial High School graduate in 1988
• Married to Patti Jo

Last Updated: 8/2/10